Customs might finally stop ripping open shipping containers at the port. The Nigeria Customs Service is getting ready to fully deploy a big cargo scanner called the FS6000 at APM Terminals in Lagos's Apapa Port. Deputy Comptroller-General Oluyomi Adebakin recently visited the site to check on pre-operational readiness. The scanner can handle about two hundred containers every hour. It has finished all its test runs and simulations. The service says this move is part of a push for paperless, non-intrusive inspections.
Officials claim the scanner is about eighty percent ready for full operation. Adebakin stated the deployment is a joint effort between Customs, APM Terminals, and the Trade Modernisation Project team. She promised the technology would mean faster cargo clearance and lower demurrage costs for port users. The Area Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, reiterated the command's focus on ICT reforms. The Customs spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Isah Sulaiman, framed the initiative as aligning with international best practices for trade.
The shift to scanning is expected to reshape operations at the country's busiest port. Authorities believe it will reduce physical delays, cut down on cargo damage from manual checks, and improve overall compliance. Maritime operators anticipate that the change could decongest the terminals and reduce transaction costs. The goal is to make Apapa Port more competitive within the region through modernized, technology-driven processes.
Officials claim the scanner is about eighty percent ready for full operation. Adebakin stated the deployment is a joint effort between Customs, APM Terminals, and the Trade Modernisation Project team. She promised the technology would mean faster cargo clearance and lower demurrage costs for port users. The Area Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, reiterated the command's focus on ICT reforms. The Customs spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Isah Sulaiman, framed the initiative as aligning with international best practices for trade.
The shift to scanning is expected to reshape operations at the country's busiest port. Authorities believe it will reduce physical delays, cut down on cargo damage from manual checks, and improve overall compliance. Maritime operators anticipate that the change could decongest the terminals and reduce transaction costs. The goal is to make Apapa Port more competitive within the region through modernized, technology-driven processes.
